SUNOL (Mitchell). A very popular yel¬ 
low blend, apparently in even greater 
favor in the Eastern portions of the 
United States than in California, where 
it was originated. “A real ‘must have’ 
blend” according to one of our East 
Coast customers; and another says “Of 
the blends, I like Sunol as well as any.” 
From Mid-West, “Sunol was my pride 
and joy. A grand stalk 32-inch. 
Straight, well branched, strong and a 
beautiful bronzy blend that stays in 
bloom well and stands rain and wind.” 
In color, faintly reminiscent of the 
older Ochracea, as it is iridescent gold¬ 
en bronze with a flush of lavender in 
the center of the falls. In form of 
bloom, Sunol is a model for any iris 
of equal height — for the stalks are 
low and ideally branched in the cande¬ 
labrum type that has been typical of 
the Mohr, Mitchell and Salbach iris we 
have introduced. Each stalk carries 
eight to nine of the beautiful flowers. 
First award, California Spring Garden 
Show, 1932. (Given only on rating of 
90 or over). Mid-season. 37-inch. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
SUNTAN (Mitchell 1935). One of the 
very finest garden clumps imaginable— 
perhaps the finest of all recent intro¬ 
ductions for that purpose. 
Standards deep glistening gold, and 
beard of orange. Falls rich brown. 
The combination of bright yellow 
standards and bronze falls gives the 
flower the attractiveness of a beauti¬ 
fully tanned bathing girl. H. M., A. 
I. S., 1936. Mid-season. 27-inch. $2.00 
TAOS (Mitchell 1935). “As colorful as 
an Indian blanket.” A rich, ruddy 
blend of yellow and coppery red, giv¬ 
ing an effect of russet red. Standards 
a pinkish bronze suffusion, with yellow 
beard, and falls of Corinthian red. 
30-inch. $3.00 
TEN AY A. Larger, taller and better 
branched than the colorful Modoc, we 
regard Tenaya as one of Prof. Essig’s 
finest introductions. Has the same 
glowing velvety blackish red-purple as 
Modoc, but with the better qualities 
mentioned above. Mid-season. 30-inch. 
H. M., A. I. S., 1936. $1.00 
THE RED DOUGLAS (Jacob Sass 1937). 
Another fine iris that we helped to in¬ 
troduce. Received everywhere by iris 
enthusiasts as a true sensation. Tall 
(40-inch), well branched, and of fine 
form with a general color effect of 
bright red. The flower is a deep rich 
red, brightened by its showy orange 
beard. Brown haft markings. Very 
highly rated in the Mid-West, having 
received its first award, an H. M. from 
the A. I. S. before it was introduced. 
Mid-season. $25.00 
TIOGA (Salbach 1931). This fine deep 
velvety blue and violet bi-color has re¬ 
ceived much praise, both in our own 
and other gardens. A tall, well branch¬ 
ed iris that is most regal in appearance. 
The large broad falls are horizontal 
and both falls and standards are well 
proportioned. Heavy substance and 
smooth texture, and delightfully frag¬ 
rant. Blooms over a long period. Mid¬ 
season. 40-inch. 40c 
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TIGER-TIGER. A fine red iris from the 
Wareham collection. Very bright, and 
of good size and habit. Distinct from 
Dauntless, Rubeo, and the other reds. 
Brown standards, velvet red falls. 
Late. 24-inch. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
TIPO RED. Most unusual in color, this 
variety has never been formally intro¬ 
duced because its medium sized blooms 
and stalk would not command much 
attention in the race for giant varieties. 
Its most unusual color, glowing rose- 
red is far more intense than that of 
any variety we know. 
After “sitting on the fence” unde¬ 
cided about what to do with this vivid¬ 
ly colored iris, we tested it by placing 
it in our show garden. The result was 
so many requests for the iris that we 
sold a great many plants in the gar¬ 
den under the designation “Red-toned 
seedlings.” Most floriferous, but in 
such demand during the blooming seas¬ 
on that the stock may not last out the 
season. Well and low branched. Early 
mid-season. 36-inch. 35c; 3 for 75c 
TRUE DELIGHT. A slender, stylish 
iris. A lovely plicata, white with rose 
colored veinations and style arms. Mid¬ 
season. 36-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
URIAH (Essig). A tall deep velvety 
brown iris well named for a tribe of 
California Indians, as its rich tones re¬ 
mind one of the ruddy brown face of 
the Indian. Bred from Mrs. Valerie 
West, and retaining the vigor and fine 
habit of this parent, Ukiah, in our esti¬ 
mation, is the leader in its color class. 
H. M., A. I. S., 1935. Mid-season. 
38-inch. $2.00 
VALIANT. (Sturtevant 1937). A very 
distinct new iris with standards of iri¬ 
descent old gold (Ridgway) with 
strong orange beard and haft of old 
gold with balance of falls wistaria vio¬ 
let. Perfectly branched and propor¬ 
tioned, with well domed standards. 
This was from a cross Miss Sturtevant 
made while visiting Mr. Mitchell’s gar¬ 
dens some years ago — and which has 
proved itself very fine in both Miss 
Sturtevant’s garden and our own. Early 
mid-season. 36-inch. $5.00 
VALOR. A very tall and handsome deep 
blackish blue violet bi-color. Well 
branched, carrying bold flowers ideally 
formed. Striking in large plantings, 
easily a leader in its color class. A. 
M., A. I. S., 1936. 40-inch. 50c 
VERT-GALANT. Coppery red, shading 
to garnet, with yellow throat, reticu¬ 
lated brown. The oval flower has a 
fine, smooth finish. The plants are tall 
and husky. Awarded Dykes Medal in 
France, 1929. Mid-season. 40-inch. 60c 
WABASH (Williamson 1936). For a 
long time we have been looking for a 
good big iris with white standards and 
falls deep blue. Wabash fills the bill 
in every particular. It is described by 
the introducers as “A sensation in Iris 
of this type. You can see it a city 
block,” and comments by A. I. S. judges 
include: “One of the most beautiful 
irises ever introduced,” and “Far ahead 
of others in the amoena class.” 
Technically described as standards 
white, falls hyacinth violet, edged 
white. H. M., A. I. S., 1937. 40-inch: 
$ 8.00 
Carl Salbach • •• 
WILLIAM CAREY JONES (Brehm). 
Our choice as the best dollar for dol¬ 
lar buy in a cream colored iris. Sturdy 
growth, with flowers of clear cream, 
and heavy leathery texture. Growth 
excellent and ideal in every way. 
Created by George Brehm, a Seattle 
amateur. Little known to date because 
it is sparsely distributed. Neverthe¬ 
less it ranks with the best of the new 
cream colored iris. An unexcelled 
“buy” at the prevailing price. 30-inch. 
$ 1.00 
WILLIAM MOHR. Most orchid-like of 
all iris, this unusual hybrid is the most 
distinct variety grown. Only Grace 
Mohr, the giant Ormohr, and Mohrson 
are at all similar, and they were achiev¬ 
ed only after years of effort. The foli¬ 
age and leaves of William Mohr are al¬ 
ways small, but the blooms are simply 
immense. Well portrayed by the color 
picture, inside back cover. More beau¬ 
tiful than Susiana, the Mourning iris, 
and has proved itself hardy in Eastern 
gardens. The ground color is pale li¬ 
lac, standards flushed darker, the whole 
flower beautifully veined manganese 
violet. Substance and shape of the 
very best, a very large flower; actual 
measurements showing standards 3M- 
in. by 2 1 ,4-in., and falls 3-in. by 2-in. 
Stems strong and rigid, 20-in. to 24-in., 
usually four flowers on each. Splendid 
in mass and a rapid increaser. Prac¬ 
tically the only iris which can be grown 
in window or other boxes or pots. A. 
M., R. H. S. Rhizomes naturally small. 
Early. 35c; 3 for 75c 
WINNISHIEK. A deep, intense violet. 
Fine texture, well branched, and per¬ 
fectly shaped. One of the most popu¬ 
lar iris in these shades. Mid-season. 
36-inch. 35c; 3 for 75c 
W. R. DYKES. This remarkable Eng¬ 
lish novelty which is one of the parents 
of Happy Days (Mitchell 1934) is one 
of the finest for breeders, and itself 
gives immense, large yellow blooms. 
A markedly large percentage of Dykes 
seedlings produce flowers as large, or 
even larger than Dykes itself. Long 
broad falls, sometimes flecked with pur¬ 
ple. Early mid-season. 24-inch. 75c 
YELLOW PEARL (Salbach). A big 
luminous pale primrose yellow of nice¬ 
ly rounded form and heavy texture. 
Broad domed standards, wide falls set 
off by gold markings at the haft, am¬ 
ber style arms. The foliage is long 
and slender, stalks tall and well 
branched and the plant very free 
blooming. Late. 44-inch. 
35c; 3 for 75c 
From South Carolina, one of our cus¬ 
tomers, viewing his 1937 blooming of 
Happy Days, reports “I regard it (Happy 
Days) as the best iris I have ever seen.” 
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